Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Clarence Acox Jr. (1947- )
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August Wilson (1945-2005)
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Almena Lomax (1915-2011)
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Lucille Hegamin (1894–1970)

Explore Global African History

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Juan Beltrán (? — ?)
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Ronald Noble (1956 -)
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Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005)
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Cyril Michael (1898-1978)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Two Families, Two Destinies: A Personal Perspective on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: One Tennessee Community’s Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom
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Arvarh E. Strickland, 1930-2013: An Historian’s Life

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators